Tenille Campbell

Tenille K. Campbell is a Dene and Métis poet and a photographer from English River First Nation.[1]

For the professional cyclist, see Teniel Campbell.

Tenille Campbell
OccupationAuthor, poet, photographer
NationalityEnglish River Nation
CitizenshipCanadian
EducationMFA
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia.
Notable worksIndianLovePoems
Website
www.tenillecampbell.com

Education

She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia;[2] where she studied with Richard Van Camp.[3] Her MFA dissertation was titled Nuniyé Tehlgh-th : land of the wolf, and was a "young adult novel tells the story of Kelly Estatheneh, a young Dene woman living at the English River First Nation reserve in Northern Saskatchewan."[4] As of November 2017, she is a PhD candidate in the Department of English at the University of Saskatchewan.[5] Her PhD research is focused on Indigenous Literature.[1][6]

Career

Her artistic works often focus on Indigenous people in Canada. She is the owner of Sweetmoon Photography that specializes in capturing photographs of Indigenous people.[1] Her photography has appeared in Radio Canada International,.[7] University of Saskatchewan News,[8] and Eagle Feather News.[9] Additionally, a photograph from her series entitled Urban Indigenous Woman was selected as the cover image for the second edition of A Recognition of Being by Kim Anderson.[10] Her portrait photography portfolio includes work with Chelsea Rooney and Roseanne Supernault. She is also the co-creator of tea&bannock, a blog which was "born out of a desire for a sense of community with other Indigenous women photographers – a place that feels like you are sitting around a table, enjoying tea and bannock."[11][12]

Campbell was selected by Lisa Charleyboy, host of CBC's New Fire, as the first guest on the show to talk about #IndianLovePoems. Of the collection said: "I couldn't put it down. I truly saw myself reflected within those pages, and I also saw every Indigenous woman I know."[13] Jesse Thistle of UMFM's At The Edge Of Canada: Indigenous Research echoed the sentiment saying: "there were some representations and images of incredibly strong Indigenous men...some of the healthiest, some of the loveliest...being an Indigenous man myself, I immediately latched on to those, and I was like 'oh I so want to be that type of person."[14]

In 2017, Campbell was named one of CBC Saskatchewan's "Future 40"[1]

Selected Works

Poetry

  • #IndianLovePoems (poetry, 2017).
  • #KissingIndigenous (photographic series, in progress)
  • Contributor to Sing: Poetry from the Indigenous Americas (ed. Allison Hedge Coke)

Photography
  • Contributor to "Urban Tribe" and "Dreaming in Indian" (Eds. Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy)

References
  1. "Meet your final 2017 Future 40 and Bright Light winners". CBC News. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  2. Campbell, Tenille. "about". Tenille Campbell // writings & ramblings. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  3. "#IndianLovePoems: Tenille Campbell's dating life served as inspiration for poetry collection". CBC Radio. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  4. Campbell, Tenille K (2012). Nuniyé Tehlgh-th: land of the wolf (Thesis).
  5. "CBC Saskatchewan Future 40". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  6. "Signature Editions | Books | #IndianLovePoems". www.signature-editions.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  7. International, Radio Canada (August 20, 2015). "Aboriginal Music Festival a growing success in Winnipeg". RCI | English. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  8. "Committed to community". News. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  9. "SheNative opens kiosk at Saskatoon mall". eaglefeathernews.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  10. "The Creative CV". Tenille Campbell // writings & ramblings. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  11. Fontaine, Tim. "Indigenous women photographers create online community to share images, stories". CBC News. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  12. Shelling, John (April 19, 2016). "Tea and Bannock are good for the artistic soul". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  13. Charleyboy, Lisa. "Tenille Campbell's Indigenous, intimate #IndianLovePoems". CBC Radio. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  14. Thistle, Jesse. "At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research". UMFM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
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